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Rheumatoid arthritis — can its onset be delayed or prevented?
Experts report on promising methods for early detection and intervention of rheumatoid arthritis in a themed issue of Clinical Therapeutics...
Our tears could one day tell us if we have glaucoma
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 10, 2019) - Contrary to what many of us think,...
Large international study finds diabetes drug cuts cardiovascular and kidney problems
Credit: Hamilton Health Sciences. Hamilton, ON (June 9, 2019) - A clinical trial that followed more than 9,900 people in...
The Lancet journals: Papers at American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2019
The following papers will be presented at the ADA conference in San Francisco and published simultaneously in either The Lancet...
Night owls can ‘retrain’ their body clocks to improve mental well-being and performance
A simple tweak to the sleeping patterns of 'night owls' - people with extreme late sleeping and waking habits -...
Improvements in insulin release wane after treatment stops in adults with type 2 diabetes
Results also add support that the disease is more aggressive in youthCredit: Christopher Pacheco, VA Puget Sound Health Care System...
Drug delays type 1 diabetes in people at high risk
NIH-funded study finds immunotherapy slows progression to clinical disease by 2 years or moreCredit: Benaroya Research Institute A treatment affecting...
Policies encouraging healthy eating could greatly cut cancer-related costs
Using sophisticated models, researchers examine how various warning labels and taxes targeting diet would reduce cancer cases and cancer-associated costsCredit:...
Do policies targeting sugary drinks pay off?
New research suggests that taxes and health warnings could bring significant health and economic benefits by cutting consumption of sugar-sweetened...
Combination medication helps patients with type 2 diabetes maintain blood sugar goals
Randomized, clinical trial found that patients taking IDegLira achieved and maintained blood glucose goals longer than those taking insulin only...
Sun-exposed oyster mushrooms help patients fight tuberculosis
Bread containing the low-cost mushrooms increased vitamin D levels and boosted immune response of TB patients Baltimore (June 9, 2019)...
Long-term islet transplant recipients show near-normal glucose control
Continuous glucose monitoring demonstrates improved time-in-range, key metabolic data compared to hybrid closed-loop systemsCredit: Diabetes Research Institute/University of Miami Miller...
Mapping the ocean’s unseen heroes, one microbe at a time
Online Citizen Science project Adrift launches on World Ocean DayCredit: David Lawrey The picture of how climate change is impacting...
How do foams collapse?
Two distinct physical mechanisms identified for how simple foams collapseCredit: Rei Kurita Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University...
Nurses have an increased risk of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation
Chronic insomnia identified in nearly one-third of hospital nursing staff SAN ANTONIO - According to preliminary results of a new...
Only 1% of social service policies for children include information about healthy sleep
Vulnerable children and families are receiving minimal sleep-related education SAN ANTONIO - Preliminary results from a new study indicate that...
Insufficient sleep linked to mental health in college students and athletes
Students who don't get enough sleep have greater risk of anxiety, suicide ideation SAN ANTONIO - Preliminary results from a...
New radiotracer can identify nearly 30 types of cancer
Future potential for therapeutic applicationCredit: Kratochwil C, Flechsig P, Lindner Y, et al. A novel class of radiopharmaceuticals has proven...
U of G researchers discover meat-eating plant in Ontario, Canada
In what is believed to be a first for North America, biologists at the University of Guelph have discovered that...
Tissue engineering: The big picture on growing small intestines
Pediatric surgeon Tracy Grikscheit of Children's Hospital Los Angeles and colleagues describe the progress and challenges of building new intestinal...
